Dec 9 2010
iLevel by Weyerhaeuser will soon provide builders and dealers with an easy way to recognize that all of its manufacturing facilities are certified to the SFI Certified Fiber Sourcing standard.
In addition to a plan to include an SFI Certified Fiber Sourcing logo on product wrap, the company will be stamping the logo on each lumber and engineered wood product piece by the end of January. Builders can quickly spot these products in lumberyards and visibly demonstrate during construction their commitment to using responsible materials.
SFI certified label helps builders quickly spot responsible forestry products
The SFI Certified Fiber Sourcing Standard indicates that iLevel knows where all of its wood comes from. iLevel includes the following factors in its own forests, as well as those of its suppliers:
- Required use of best management practices to protect water quality
- Required use of qualified logging professionals
- Avoidance of controversial sources
- Outreach to family forest owners on how to manage their forests sustainably
- Support for research to improve sustainable forestry
“The SFI program values the crucial role all forest landowners play in protecting the long-term health and sustainability of our forests, including the millions of family forest owners in North America who supply wood fiber to SFI program participants,” said SFI President and CEO Kathy Abusow.
“As green building becomes the norm, our customers want to know that the wood products they’re investing in are grown and harvested to high standards,” added Carlos Guilherme, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for iLevel. “The label on iLevel product wrap shows the bundle meets the SFI Certified Fiber Sourcing Standard, and labeling individual pieces further reinforces this certification, even after the bundle is separated.”
iLevel products with the SFI Certified Fiber Sourcing Standard label include those meeting SFI requirements for either primary or secondary producers. Products meeting the primary producer requirements include softwood dimension lumber such as iLevel Framer Series™ lumber, iLevel Pro Series™ lumber, iLevel Premium Joists™ and Weyerhaeuser Green Studs. iLevel engineered wood products meeting the secondary producer requirements include TJI® joists, TimberStrand® LSL, Parallam® PSL, Microllam® LVL, and iLevel® Edge™ and Edge Gold™ panels.